Sunday, 24 July 2016

Québec Excellence Scholarships for Foreign Students in Canada

The
Government of Québec is offering excellence scholarships for foreign students.
These scholarships are available to pursue doctoral research,
postdoctoral and short-term research program for the academic year 2017-2018.

The
objectives of the Excellence scholarship program for foreign students (PBEEE)
is to support the internationalisation of research in higher education
institutions in Quebec, attract the best researchers and the best fo

reign
students and promote radiation Quebec university and college centres for
technology transfer (CCTT).

The
Québec Research Fund – Nature et technologies (FRQNT) is responsible for
managing the program. He was commissioned to make the management of the
Ministry of Education and Higher Education of Quebec (MEES), which provides
funding.

The
candidate should have a very good command over the English language.

Course
Level:
Scholarships are available for pursuing doctoral research, postdoctoral and
short-term research program in Québec.

Study
Subject:
Scholarships are awarded all research sectors (health, social sciences, arts
and humanities, natural sciences and engineering) preselected by a Québec
university, the Trans-Tech Network ( for CCTT), the China Scholarship Council
(CSC) and the Secretariat of external Relations of Mexico (SRE) and the
National Council of Science and Technology of Mexico (CONACYT) to begin or continue
studies or research activities in Quebec. There is no preferred search area.

Scholarship
Award:

Doctoral
research scholarships (V1, 1B, 1C, 1I, 1M, 1W): $ 25,000 per year. The
maximum duration of this scholarship is three years (nine sessions) with
the possibility of extension up to 12 months (monthly allowance of $
1,000).

Scholarship
Short-term research or professional development (V3, 3B, 3C, 3I, 3M, 3W):
$ 3,000 per month for a period of four months.

Scholarship
can be taken in
Canada

Eligibility: The candidate

Must
meet all eligibility requirements at the time of contest closing either
the 1 st November 2016 (date to be confirmed separately for pre-selected
students of the CSC);

Must
have been preselected by a university, the Trans-Tech Network (for CCTT),
the SRE or CONACYT to September 23, 2016;

The
stock market Québec-China must be pre-selected by the CSC at the latest
March 31, 2017;

Must
not have already received a scholarship for foreign students Ministry of
Education and Higher Education of Quebec (MEES), the Québec Research Fund
– Nature and Technology or the Quebec Research Fund – society and Culture;

Should
not be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada;

Must
not have applied for permanent residence under the Canadian immigration
laws;

In
addition to the conditions mentioned above, the candidate must take note
of the restrictions and follow administrative prerequisites:

Restriction
for study programs: Candidates for Québec-Wallonie scholarships must have
previously studied in a French-speaking Belgian university at the time of
receiving the award.

The
awardees doctoral research (V1, 1B, 1C, 1I, 1M, 1W) are:

Be
holders of a certificate of acceptance (CAQ) issued by the Department of
Immigration, Diversity and Inclusion and a study permit issued by the
Canadian Consulate valid throughout the period studies in Quebec.

Holders
of a postdoctoral fellowship (V2, 2B, 2C, 2I, 2M) and award of short-term research
or professional development (V3, 3B, 3C, 3I, 3M, 3W) must:

Be
holders of a work permit issued by the Canadian Consulate for the duration
of stay in Quebec.

Nationality: International
students can apply for these scholarships.

Scholarships
Components

All
countries scholarships: Doctoral research scholarships (V1);
Postdoctoral scholarships (V2) and Short-term research or professional
development scholarships(V3)Québec-Brazil scholarships: Québec-Brazil Doctoral research scholarships
(1B); Québec-Brazil Postdoctoral scholarships (2B) and Québec-Brazil Short-term
research or professional development scholarships (3B)Québec-China scholarships: Québec-China Doctoral research scholarships
(1C); Québec-China Postdoctoral scholarships (2C) and Québec-China Short-term
research or professional development scholarships (3C)Québec-India scholarships: Québec-India Doctoral research scholarships
(1I); Québec-India Postdoctoral scholarships (2I) and Québec-India Short-term
research or professional development scholarships (3I)Québec-Mexico scholarships: Québec-Mexico Doctoral research scholarships
(1M); Québec-Mexico Postdoctoral scholarships (2M) and Québec-Mexico Short-term
research or professional development scholarships (3M)Québec-Wallonia scholarships: Québec-Wallonia Doctoral research
scholarships (1W) and Québec-Wallonia Short-term research or professional
development scholarships (3W)

How
to Apply:
Once shortlisted, the candidate is given a personal identification number (PIN)
and a password. He must then fill out an electronic form. It must then fill out
an electronic form which will be attached the required documents on the website
of the NRF . Only the e-form in the 2017-2018 competition and other documents
required are accepted.